gap vs delay

gap and delay both are nouns.

gap and delay both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gap	Yes	No	Yes	No
delay	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, delay is a hypernym of gap; that is, delay is a word with a broader meaning than gap:

gap: an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
delay: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

Other hypernyms of gap include holdup.

gap (noun)	delay (noun)
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity	the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
a narrow opening	time during which some action is awaited
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
a difference (especially an unfortunate difference) between two opinions or two views or two situations
an open or empty space in or between things
a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks

gap (verb)	delay (verb)
make an opening or gap in	cause to be slowed down or delayed
	stop or halt
	slow the growth or development of
	act later than planned, scheduled, or required

Difference between gap and delay

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